Non-invasive diagnosis of hepatic cirrhosis by transit-time analysis of an ultrasound contrast agent

Hepatic cirrhosis is accompanied by several haemodynamic changes including arterialisation of the liver, intrahepatic shunts, pulmonary arteriovenous shunts, and a hyperdynamic circulatory state. We postulated that the hepatic first pass of a bolus of an ultrasound contrast agent injected into a per...

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